> > *BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY RESIDENCY WORKSHOP* > > *12** **days**| 6 **participants**| unlimited **experiments* > > * * > > *13 TO 24, SEPTEMBER 2010* > > * * > > *Goa Center for Alternative Photography (Goa-CAP) *is a non-profit, > non-governmental organization established in Goa, India. The Goa-CAP* *is > the first conservative art space dedicated exclusively to photography and > aims to become a professional and comprehensive platform for the promotion > of alternative photography art in India. > > > > Goa-CAP is pleased to offer exclusive 12 day residential Black and White > photography workshop in Goa. This residency workshop will have time and > variety which will dramatically enhance your seeing, and your ability to > carry it through to the final print. The workshop discusses how to make > the best possible negatives and prints with full tonal range and explores > darkroom procedures, safety, printmaking techniques, burning and dodging, > toning, archival processing, and print presentation. However You'll learn > a great deal about light, about composing a strong B&W image, about B&W > developing and processing and interpreting a scene to turn it into your > own vision. Through field trips participants will learn to deepen their > visual awareness while clarifying their approach, Students shall get an > opportunity to explore the artistic aspects of photography: composition, > framing, light, tone and texture, gesture and the moment, along with their > own personal responses to the visual world and events around them. > > > > This unique workshop is designed for both aspiring and professional > photographers who would like to experiment and achieve competence and > confidence with their camera and process, whilst learning darkroom > techniques. You will see Goa and its surroundings as you’ve never seen them > before. > > > > *WORKSPACE* > > Goa-CAP has one of the lo-tech, outmoded labs in India. The faculty > includes enlargers including black and white and colour heads, 35mm to large > format, black and white film development facilities, daylight finishing > area, technical support and chemicals. Goa-CAP lab also has daguerreotype > studio and Wet plate collodion studio furnished with equipments and > chemicals. Goa-CAP also has a variety of cameras for participants, > including 35mm SLR film, medium format, large format cameras and 4x5 feet > walk through camera obscura. > > > > Studio is in the midst of several palm trees and stones in the > Calangutevillage. Residents shall have 24-hour access to the studio. Residents > receive 24/7 access to Goa-CAP workspace facilities (including black-&-white > darkroom, and Alternative Lab), and technical support. > > > > *ACCOMMODATION AND LOCATION* > > Goa is one of the most charming locations in the Indian subcontinent with > unparallel beauty. Goa's rich cultural heritage comprises of dances, folk > songs, visual arts, music and folk tales rich in content and variety. > > > > You will stay in the Apartment in Calangute near Goa Centre for Alternative > Photography. A journey through several villages and hamlets in Goa, will > lead you to Calangute beach, set with the backdrop of the Arabian Sea, is > truly named the “Queen of the Beaches”. Surrounded by palm and coconut > trees, the beach of Calangute is one of the most popular and busiest beaches > of Goa.* *Your stay will be fully catered, including a Goan style > breakfast, delicious hot, homemade food will be provided at lunchtimes and > during Dinner. > > > > > > *2010 SCHEDULE AND FEES* > > > > *September - Black and White residency workshop* > > > > *13 TO 24, SEPTEMBER 2010 - **12 DAYS - RS. 25,000/-* > > > > The fee includes studio space, black and white darkroom stuffed with all > necessary chemicals, a twin sharing rooms, three meals in a day and group > trips. > > > > Spouses may accompany the participants sharing their room for any length of > time as a non-studio participant, paying a reduced fee. > > > > *To facilitate greater interaction and participation, the number of > participants will be restricted to 6 only. * > > * * > > *Acceptance will be on first come first serve basis* > > * * > > *HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS RESIDENCY WORKSHOP*** > > * * > > - First-class teaching by famous Black and White Photographer Ms > Sadhana Marwah. > - Intensive Photography and darkroom sessions including demonstrations, > darkroom instruction and critique sessions. > - Photographic tours to various Goa villages, beaches, monuments, > architectural heritages and ruins. > - Workshop accompanied by a professional workshop manager. > - A certificate confirming your successful completion of the workshop. > - With lots fun, music and more > > > > * * > > *REGISTRATION* > > Registrations are processed in the order in which they are received. If a > workshop fills up, registrants received after-the-fact will be notified that > they are on the waiting list and their deposit checks will be held but not > cashed. If a registered participant is unable to attend, the next > photographer on the waiting list will be notified. > > > > The Cheque/DD to be made in favour of *SUNLIGHT TRUST* payable at Panjim, > Goa > > > > *DEPOSIT* > > A deposit of 50% of the workshop fee is required for registration. The > remaining balance must be paid prior to the workshop. > > > > This deposit is refundable upon cancellation up to 30 days prior to the > workshop. > > * * > > * * > > *FOR MORE INFORMATION* > > *Edson Dias* > > Workshop Director > > +91 9822087276 > > [email protected] > * * *
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